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government instinct th has to be backed up. especially if you hav not run out of options. >> charlie: if you could chge one thing about the way the world works as you s it and as you create media about it, whether it's film, opera, television shows, dio shows, what would it be? >> well, i find i get frustrated with the notionthat possibly the more information we have and the mo opptunities we have to broadcast or to recd or to -- we fall into tnking erefore we've reached clarity whereas in ct -- >> charlie the more information does notnecessarily bring clarity. >> no. d also theappetite that to fill the sort of 24 hours news cycle. >>harlie: o what brings clarity. >> at pause. i think what's lacking now i use, the pods o -- pause of though i think it would be better if politicians especial work 9 to 5. we expect them to come up with an answer when we stick a microphone in front them. we expect them to think everything through andave an opinion. i don't have an opinion on everything. i'm a terrible politician. if somebody said t
government instinct th has to be backed up. especially if you hav not run out of options. >> charlie: if you could chge one thing about the way the world works as you s it and as you create media about it, whether it's film, opera, television shows, dio shows, what would it be? >> well, i find i get frustrated with the notionthat possibly the more information we have and the mo opptunities we have to broadcast or to recd or to -- we fall into tnking erefore we've reached clarity...
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government always has wonderful goals encouraging homeownership. it is a lovely thing, but it distorts the market and sets us up for bubble after bubble. >> talking about bubble after bubble, the thing that chilled my blood was the housing crisis in nevada and arizona, 35%. the current hud secretary, shaun donovan, had in a previous life, been an advocate for talking about rentals -- subsidizing or creating situations for rentals in cities to be more affordable. thisconversation is over and white house is reorienting to the same thing bill clinton did, which is homeownership. >> that is the contrary. in the speech that obama gave, he is talking up rentals. >> no money behind it -- waiting list. >> the idea is they will do with fannie mae and freddie mac paying the money back, take the money and put it into these rental programs. i think that is a mistake. homeownership still has value. >> it is almost everybody's goal.lois? >> we are all in agreement that we should get rid of these agencies, but this will be hard to do. they back what -- 80%, 90% o
government always has wonderful goals encouraging homeownership. it is a lovely thing, but it distorts the market and sets us up for bubble after bubble. >> talking about bubble after bubble, the thing that chilled my blood was the housing crisis in nevada and arizona, 35%. the current hud secretary, shaun donovan, had in a previous life, been an advocate for talking about rentals -- subsidizing or creating situations for rentals in cities to be more affordable. thisconversation is over...
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the other one is, the afghan government. and president karzai sits at the top of that. it is not -- it is not -- i don't think you can say whose side is he on, i don't think it is quite that far. but i think what is troubling, certainly troubling to me as an american, but i think it is definitely troubling to the american military, the diplomats there, they ask themselves increasingly, do we want this thing more than he does? you know. is this more important to us, to prevail here? than it is to him? and, you know, afghans will laugh, i mean they will tell you, you know, if the americans announce they are leaving on monday, president karzai will leave on sunday and be gone before the americans leave, you know, and so i think, you know, karzai is very difficult, you know, and he has his own reasons, of course, but and he is in a very difficult -- >> what is his game then? >> survival. >> rose: yes i know but how does he survive? by making a deal with the taliban or not? >> i think that is a good question. i think what -- i think what karzai has shown himself to be a mast
the other one is, the afghan government. and president karzai sits at the top of that. it is not -- it is not -- i don't think you can say whose side is he on, i don't think it is quite that far. but i think what is troubling, certainly troubling to me as an american, but i think it is definitely troubling to the american military, the diplomats there, they ask themselves increasingly, do we want this thing more than he does? you know. is this more important to us, to prevail here? than it is...
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. >> nobody is talking about some government takeor of health re. [applaus i am tired of hearing tt. if you like your doctor, you ep your doctor. if you like your health care plan, you keeyour health re plan. these folks need to stop scaring everybody. in "the wall street journal" pa, only two of 10 people believe that theuality of thr health care wlimprove und obama's plan. how much trouble is the esident in on this one, colby? >>ot as much as otherpeople thin this time last week, i would have been surpsed to len that hen waxman, the chairman of the energy committee in t house, and a blue dog democrats would come gether on a plan. the stuff that is happening over there and the fact tha you have the republicans in the senate still at the table suggests that this thing is comi together. what you are getting, slowly by slowly, r buy-i from y elements ihe congress. think it will be in a different in la fallhen they produce the final product. >> chles? >> i tnk the wheels are coming off, and it not from advertisements from repubcans, not fr the blu dogs
. >> nobody is talking about some government takeor of health re. [applaus i am tired of hearing tt. if you like your doctor, you ep your doctor. if you like your health care plan, you keeyour health re plan. these folks need to stop scaring everybody. in "the wall street journal" pa, only two of 10 people believe that theuality of thr health care wlimprove und obama's plan. how much trouble is the esident in on this one, colby? >>ot as much as otherpeople thin this time...
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left of center governments. right of center governments. inequality has gone down. venezuela spent a trillion bucks getting similar results to those at other countries got for much less. i think on the economic side the outcome is similar to what everybody else did but at a much higher price. in political terms, you know, full disclosure i'm a member of the board of directors of human rights watch but i believe what they say as an organization, they were expelled from venezuela. they've come up with some very damning reports about human rights violations, freedom of the press. independence of the judiciary, et cetera, et cetera in venezuela. i have to subscribe what they say not only because i work there but because i think they're a very serious responsible organization. for me the balance is not great which is what we're seeing in this election. this should have been a walk in the park. they should have been able to win this election on sunday night without any problem. they barely did. >> i would respectfully disagree with the economic statistics. they come from
left of center governments. right of center governments. inequality has gone down. venezuela spent a trillion bucks getting similar results to those at other countries got for much less. i think on the economic side the outcome is similar to what everybody else did but at a much higher price. in political terms, you know, full disclosure i'm a member of the board of directors of human rights watch but i believe what they say as an organization, they were expelled from venezuela. they've come up...
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. >> the great fundamental issue now before our people, it is are the american people fit to govern themselves to rule themselves, to control themselves? i believe they are. my opponents do not. >> rose: doris kearns goodwin is here, she is a historian, she is an author,? he is so much more, her books have brought to life some of the most fascinating figures in american history and awarded the pulitzer prize, eleanor the home front in world war ii, her 2005 book, teams of rivals of abraham lincoln and leading members of his cabinet was part of the steven spielberg movie lincoln, this tells the story of roosevelt and howard taft, they door roosevelt, william theodore .. roosevelt. >> william howard taft. >> thank you. >> your red sox did it. >> oh, my god, we were there. the happiest day to be there when they won in that stadium. >> rose: game six at home. >> and that they were winning all the time so i didn't have to run around to the bathroom to be afraid. it was great. >> rose: and good for boston. >> it was great for boston. it really was. and that team was a different kind of team that we
. >> the great fundamental issue now before our people, it is are the american people fit to govern themselves to rule themselves, to control themselves? i believe they are. my opponents do not. >> rose: doris kearns goodwin is here, she is a historian, she is an author,? he is so much more, her books have brought to life some of the most fascinating figures in american history and awarded the pulitzer prize, eleanor the home front in world war ii, her 2005 book, teams of rivals of...
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his faith in government was shall i say a little more robust than mine. but we shared a deep respect for the institution and a belief that working with the other side-- particularly at a time of divided government-- is no heresy when it enables you to achieve some good for the nation that kind of comedy is sometimes viewed as old-fashioned around here. but that's never been true. >> when we're standing outside these magnificent buildings we have that sense of wonder and that sense of hope. and sometimes the longer you're here the harder it is to hang on to that. and yet tom foley never lost it. never lost that sense of wonder. never lost the sense of gratitude. what a privilege he felt it was to serve. and he never forgot why he came here. on behalf of this nation and his state and the citizens that he loved and respected so much. if. >> woodruff: he was truly a gentleman of the congress. >> ifill: and a creature of the house of representatives. he's missed by everyone. and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we sit down with the senate's top r
his faith in government was shall i say a little more robust than mine. but we shared a deep respect for the institution and a belief that working with the other side-- particularly at a time of divided government-- is no heresy when it enables you to achieve some good for the nation that kind of comedy is sometimes viewed as old-fashioned around here. but that's never been true. >> when we're standing outside these magnificent buildings we have that sense of wonder and that sense of...
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the government isn't helping. the government is actually hurting so the recovery in the house magazine market that he lewded to exist. it's true. but it's happening all by itself. the government ended up doing virtually nothing to help the housing industry. the changes in our competitiveness, the automobile industry which i happen to be involved, the government did rescue those companies, but what's been going on since in terms of the workforce becoming more competitive is all happening in the private sector. and the government is creating this level of uncertainty that val dangerous. >> rose: because you know as much about this as anybody, where do we stand in terms of the money used to bail out the companies, the auto companies, both chrysler and general motors. >> we spent or invested, if you will, $82 billion in that whole industry. and when the dust settles, the country of taxpayers will have lost probably about $15 billioning maybe a little less but in return for that, we now have a haley automobile industry
the government isn't helping. the government is actually hurting so the recovery in the house magazine market that he lewded to exist. it's true. but it's happening all by itself. the government ended up doing virtually nothing to help the housing industry. the changes in our competitiveness, the automobile industry which i happen to be involved, the government did rescue those companies, but what's been going on since in terms of the workforce becoming more competitive is all happening in the...
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there is always a risk that the government andther regulator that are supsed to be watching out f your interests will do it as good a job thisime as they did last time. when you add those things together,ou are the one that has to be vigilant and te char and take controln order to beeasonably sure that you are going to berotected. tavis: who a the con artists u are talking about that we need to conquer? >> they are on your phonethey are probably in ur neighborhood ey are anybody that pmises you somethi that sounds be good to be true. it sounds to be good to be true, it probably is. i do not think tt saying is true. if it sounds to be good to be true, it defitely is. there are people outhere making promises that are too good to be true. u have to control the temptation to lisn to those people and ask yourself, if ey could real do that for me, why are they not doing it r themselvesirst? tavis: othe other sid of this recession, your sense of whether or not we will ha a more praccal approach, a more inform approach to spending, saving, and vesting. >> i have >hope -- i have a hope for amer
there is always a risk that the government andther regulator that are supsed to be watching out f your interests will do it as good a job thisime as they did last time. when you add those things together,ou are the one that has to be vigilant and te char and take controln order to beeasonably sure that you are going to berotected. tavis: who a the con artists u are talking about that we need to conquer? >> they are on your phonethey are probably in ur neighborhood ey are anybody that...
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the government ramping up investigations into some of the world's biggest banks at issue, securities that led to the financial melt down. what happens next and what might it mean for bank shareholder sns. >> crash test a dummy. a highway safety group puts small cars to the test and it's prompting concerns for auto makers. >>> why bringing in goods from overseas may be the only way for some small businesses to survive and thrive. we'll meet one owner whose putting the made in america slogan to the test as our special series continues tonight on "nightly business report" for thursday, august 8th. >>> good evening everyone. our top story tonight, banks under fire. remember those controversial financial products that were at the center of the financial crisis? they are back in the spotlight, and so is jp morgan chase. the bank revealed it's facing two investigations by the department of justice, both criminal and civil involving the sale of mortgage backed securities. as jackie reports, jp morgan isn't the only one under scrutiny as they ramp up investigations of the largest banks. >> re
the government ramping up investigations into some of the world's biggest banks at issue, securities that led to the financial melt down. what happens next and what might it mean for bank shareholder sns. >> crash test a dummy. a highway safety group puts small cars to the test and it's prompting concerns for auto makers. >>> why bringing in goods from overseas may be the only way for some small businesses to survive and thrive. we'll meet one owner whose putting the made in...
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he doesn'tepresent the government. he wt on aumanitarian mission. the fact that they were two attractive women. i'm not sure he would ve rescued helen thomas. my favorite is governor mark sanford. that's the guy. tavis: i was gng to go there. >> honey i'm goingor a wal and you go to argentina tsee your girlfend and then wt do you do? you call her yr soul mat ! , when you're married you don't call your girriend your soul mate, you idiot! yor a dead man! tavis: you mentied sanford. was there somethingeyond that. you're in e garage and this ory is breaking thisummer. that was the story. the perft sry is where men behaving badly, especially conservative os who espoused those views. amicans will accept ything but hypocrisy. you can do anythg in america d get awa with it a long as you're not a hypocrite about it. when you lie lik thi u lie aboutt, it hilarious. my soumate! no! you don't call your girlfriend ur soul mate. i'm getting backith my wife althou she is my soul mate! no! idiot! tavis: i hav read more stories over the years where pple have trd to
he doesn'tepresent the government. he wt on aumanitarian mission. the fact that they were two attractive women. i'm not sure he would ve rescued helen thomas. my favorite is governor mark sanford. that's the guy. tavis: i was gng to go there. >> honey i'm goingor a wal and you go to argentina tsee your girlfend and then wt do you do? you call her yr soul mat ! , when you're married you don't call your girriend your soul mate, you idiot! yor a dead man! tavis: you mentied sanford. was...
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the local government is going, what is going on here? vegas was part of nevada and utah were mormon. the center of power used to be in salt lake city. it is still, to a degree. it was frowned upon. there was gambling and prostitution down there. with all this money, i think the folks up there when, hey, we should get our hands around this and get control of the situation. it made for strange bedfellows. really odd marriages of really different cultures in a way that we had not seen before. tavis: what are you learning so far about walking in the shoes of a wise guy, trying to go good? >> is really an interesting perspective. let's -- try to divorce yourself from me for a moment. this is part of my process. reading, talking to individuals, taking in information from whatever quarter i can find it. the attitude is, not speaking for myself, what separates me from law enforcement? nothing. they are just the people with the badges. they do things that are as corrupt and more corrupt than me. they are fighting for theirs. i am here so that i c
the local government is going, what is going on here? vegas was part of nevada and utah were mormon. the center of power used to be in salt lake city. it is still, to a degree. it was frowned upon. there was gambling and prostitution down there. with all this money, i think the folks up there when, hey, we should get our hands around this and get control of the situation. it made for strange bedfellows. really odd marriages of really different cultures in a way that we had not seen before....
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this cooperation from the government and support from the international community. >> let me ask you a couple of follow-up questions about syria pinned the arab league of nations is dramatically involved right there. 5000 to 6000 people have been killed. president assad's regime is very repressive. and the league sent in observers. it may have done some good. in some smaller areas, tanks have been pulled back. shelling has stopped. but when the league calls for him to step down coming rebuts andy, h rejected. >> of the mission of the league observers was not to stop the fighting. they do not have the mandate to do this. the mission of these observers, like all observers sent by the united nation's or others, it is a fact-finding mission. they were just reporting. they sent a comprehensive report to the meeting of foreign ministers that took place a few days ago. it to describe the situation. -- it described the situation. they need more support. they need to send more observers, which the ministers have decided to do. they are convening again. and they have been welcomed by the peopl
this cooperation from the government and support from the international community. >> let me ask you a couple of follow-up questions about syria pinned the arab league of nations is dramatically involved right there. 5000 to 6000 people have been killed. president assad's regime is very repressive. and the league sent in observers. it may have done some good. in some smaller areas, tanks have been pulled back. shelling has stopped. but when the league calls for him to step down coming...
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is the federal government watching? >> it is more important that we defend this nation and take the beatings than it is to give up a program that would result in this nation being attacked. >> they have taken a lot of beatings. that is the mindset of general keith alexander who is the director of the nsa. there were reports that the nsa broke into the servers of google and yahoo! according to edward snowden. he has found a new job. nice that the kid has found work. general alexander said it will be illegal for the nsa to break into any databases. what if they tap into underseas cable? and things like that. is that covered by the government oversight? >> the question is do we have a rogue agency in our hands or not? i am not sure. i accept the arguments they are doing all these things but this goes back to our previous discussion of who is minding the store. we have the director of national intelligence, what does he know and when did he know it and when did they tell the president they are eavesdropping on foreign leade
is the federal government watching? >> it is more important that we defend this nation and take the beatings than it is to give up a program that would result in this nation being attacked. >> they have taken a lot of beatings. that is the mindset of general keith alexander who is the director of the nsa. there were reports that the nsa broke into the servers of google and yahoo! according to edward snowden. he has found a new job. nice that the kid has found work. general alexander...
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that'shat i find is the hard thing in government. everybody can agre on the policyssue but when pushomes to shove and you ha to find the money and wl power t make the changes, that's when all of the intere groups come t of the wdwork and the members of congress witparticular constituenciesegin to raise objections a that's when it takes absolute determid willo get the job done and that's what makes the differen. so i would say... i wou not spend a lot o time on redoing the 9/11 comssion here i would look awhat are the thingshat remain to be accomished in terms of intelligence, integratn, in terms of scning, in terms ofwork with our allies overseas and there's work that needs to b done. i would get job done. >> rose:et me talk about all of those. the last one being our relationship th peop overseas. is it good? is it collaborati? >> well, it's terrific in many respts. for example,he british and the americ security services have a phenenal sharing relationship tt's just done nders for both countries. but i'l give you a concte example of
that'shat i find is the hard thing in government. everybody can agre on the policyssue but when pushomes to shove and you ha to find the money and wl power t make the changes, that's when all of the intere groups come t of the wdwork and the members of congress witparticular constituenciesegin to raise objections a that's when it takes absolute determid willo get the job done and that's what makes the differen. so i would say... i wou not spend a lot o time on redoing the 9/11 comssion here i...
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not only in the government but also in the public and political group. if they can see the development of our country, i think everybody will happy and everybody will go to the same direction. otherwise, you know if we sanction and isolate, there will be no economic development and we start fighting each other, struggling each other which is not good for our country. >> reporter: back on the road to mawlaymang, aung san suu kyis convoy rolled on into the night, and even after arriving at its final destination, the candidate was called back onto her balcony the vote on april 1 will be a first step in determining if the changes that have so quickly come to burma are here to stay. >> woodruff: aung san suu kyi, who is 65, has been off the campaign trail since the weekend, ordered by her doctors to get some rest. online, you can see a slideshow of images from an opposition rally in burma. in her next story, kira examines civic activism and press freedom and censorship. her reports are a production of the bureau for international reporting. >> brown: for the
not only in the government but also in the public and political group. if they can see the development of our country, i think everybody will happy and everybody will go to the same direction. otherwise, you know if we sanction and isolate, there will be no economic development and we start fighting each other, struggling each other which is not good for our country. >> reporter: back on the road to mawlaymang, aung san suu kyis convoy rolled on into the night, and even after arriving at...
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government for it. i do not like that it takes money out of medicare and gives it to obamacare. i do not like all of the taxes that go with it. look. individual members of congress are now mandated, and they should not get a special subsidy, and the same is true for other high ranking people appointed in the executive branch, and secondly, since the system is not quite ready to go, the president himself has delayed huge portions of it, you not push americans into a system that by your own actions is clearly not ready for prime time. >> the american public says you are going to get the blame, the republicans will get the blame if the government shuts down. >> who gets the blame, to me, is always an irrelevant argument, it is who that gets hurt. shutting down the government is something we do not want to do. we have tried to keep it open. everything we have passed has kept the government open. i do not think it is helpful for federal employees not to be working. i do not think it is helpful for people who
government for it. i do not like that it takes money out of medicare and gives it to obamacare. i do not like all of the taxes that go with it. look. individual members of congress are now mandated, and they should not get a special subsidy, and the same is true for other high ranking people appointed in the executive branch, and secondly, since the system is not quite ready to go, the president himself has delayed huge portions of it, you not push americans into a system that by your own...
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as a practical matter neither of those has retained create we have allowed a government to dispatch our soldiers to unnecessary wars with iraq being the principal example. afghanistan,and our soldiers have been subjected to mismanaged, poorly managed wars and the american people for the most part have stood aside and simply allow that to happen. >> i take your logic, let me present little further. when you look at polls and studies and surveys, even the president with this mess that we have gotten into with syria has said repeatedly he knows the american public is were wary. i you saying that the american public at large, those of us who make up the electric have let the soldiers down? person to occupy the oval office, who said on capitol hill and make these decisions in our name, they have let the soldiers down. those are two different things, i think. >> i do not know. i think they are connected. we have allowed this people who we elected to get away with perpetrating ill-advised policies. we have not insisted upon accountability. i am not even persuaded by the argument that in the re
as a practical matter neither of those has retained create we have allowed a government to dispatch our soldiers to unnecessary wars with iraq being the principal example. afghanistan,and our soldiers have been subjected to mismanaged, poorly managed wars and the american people for the most part have stood aside and simply allow that to happen. >> i take your logic, let me present little further. when you look at polls and studies and surveys, even the president with this mess that we...
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and bean puthrough this amendment that basally said that the fedal government would have purview or all these laws. and it passed. and this w the kind of thing thathe banks wanted. they just go to melissbean, she pu that amendment in there and it gets through. >> moyers: if you were bark oba in a city that's overrun by money, how uld you try to fix it? >> i would go over t heads of the specl interests to the people. i think there's lot of sullen apprension, frustration out in the couny. and i think the people are ngry for leadership. he's not doi that sufficiely. it's absolutely a political nner for the president to hi wall seet very hard and do all the things that he's supposeto be doing rig now. you know, that all the thing that f.d.r. di if he did those thin, if he made wall street in the way that it needs be remade, he would do nothing but gain popularity. and i think that's t strategy he should ha pursued. moyers: but what if b natu, that's not what he wants do? what if, by nature, he prefe head the establishment, tha to change it? >> then runs the risk of beina failed president. d
and bean puthrough this amendment that basally said that the fedal government would have purview or all these laws. and it passed. and this w the kind of thing thathe banks wanted. they just go to melissbean, she pu that amendment in there and it gets through. >> moyers: if you were bark oba in a city that's overrun by money, how uld you try to fix it? >> i would go over t heads of the specl interests to the people. i think there's lot of sullen apprension, frustration out in the...
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and those people have to be in the same room as they listen to the government, when the government says, this is what we need to do to keep america safe. let's force the government to do that, to the lawyers and the coders. >> this technology makes it so much easier, as you said, to invade our privacy, that -- we're profiled all the time by advertisers. what's the difference between that practice and the profiling being done by the government? >> so, i personally love the profiling that makes it so some ad company doesn't serve me an ad for tennis shoes, and does serve me an ad for a great new book that i might have some interest in. the purpose of that profiling is to narrow the information that would be pushed into my sphere, to that information which i want. and i'm happy for that, right? but the same profiling information has other uses, some of which are good and some of which are bad. i think we have to think a little more about what we think is privacy. if there is data out there that the government can use to build profiles or build or steer the government based on, you know, pr
and those people have to be in the same room as they listen to the government, when the government says, this is what we need to do to keep america safe. let's force the government to do that, to the lawyers and the coders. >> this technology makes it so much easier, as you said, to invade our privacy, that -- we're profiled all the time by advertisers. what's the difference between that practice and the profiling being done by the government? >> so, i personally love the profiling...
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want to hear from not only -- we want to hear not only from our own investigators but also what other governments are saying. what is the president waiting for in order to be able to respond to some of the criticism that is coming from the congress and elsewhere? >> well, he is in a box, first in terms of what they are waiting for in terms of the evidence. they believe the intelligence is rock solid, it is the chemical weapons were used in syria and you heard them say the things they don't know is how it was done and who it was done, they don't even rule out the possibility that it could have been the opposition using it in a way to try to get us to get into that war. but then the bigger question is once you accomplish establish that is what you do you about it? and i think you heard f'k the president, somebody who absolutely has no appetite for a military venture in the middle east right now, even as well justified as it might be in syria, there is no appetite for it and there is real concern that whatever happens after assad could well be worse than what we have right now, there is a real conc
want to hear from not only -- we want to hear not only from our own investigators but also what other governments are saying. what is the president waiting for in order to be able to respond to some of the criticism that is coming from the congress and elsewhere? >> well, he is in a box, first in terms of what they are waiting for in terms of the evidence. they believe the intelligence is rock solid, it is the chemical weapons were used in syria and you heard them say the things they...
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he's largely been in the academic world and government world. i'm not sure he is as antibusiness but allowed himself to be branded like that. one thing that's interesting about former president bill clinton i think john is absolutely right. he just has never had to face anything like that. he's able to -- his argument about the middle class is probably going to be the most effective sales pitch that this president can use for the next 60 days. if he was ahead or if he was sort of comfortable in this race, i don't think we would see bill clinton in such a marqued position. his argument he says it better than anyone else and aagree with john also. i think the first lady's speech was tw good as any like that could be. the hall absolutely loved t i think the president's speech on thursday night is really the only one that matters here. something would have to go terribly wrong with president clintons for it. >> charlie:what are the obama people including the president and his campaign staff in chicago worried about? what is their fear at the end of
he's largely been in the academic world and government world. i'm not sure he is as antibusiness but allowed himself to be branded like that. one thing that's interesting about former president bill clinton i think john is absolutely right. he just has never had to face anything like that. he's able to -- his argument about the middle class is probably going to be the most effective sales pitch that this president can use for the next 60 days. if he was ahead or if he was sort of comfortable in...
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they only see government working on civilian protection. there is no impartiality. >> the perception is they're neutral to the organizations. >> regardless of their faith? >> regardless of their faith. i think the number is a mixture of hindus, christians and muslims. >> the group is now based in belgium but was started in minneapolis, co-founder mel duncan says his earliest inkling that the concept might work came in the '80s. he was living in nicaragua where he went as a peace activist during the civil war there. >> what we found over a seven-year period is none of those villages were attacked when there was an international presence. this was in a period of a war where 50,000 people were being killed. >> refining and putting the idea into practice took years of studying similar attempts, he says, including an ill-fated one during bosnibosa's civil war. >> in the mid-'90s there was an effort in sarajevo where people from europe were recruited and many not trained and came into a situation where they, in fact, drew artillery into the areas
they only see government working on civilian protection. there is no impartiality. >> the perception is they're neutral to the organizations. >> regardless of their faith? >> regardless of their faith. i think the number is a mixture of hindus, christians and muslims. >> the group is now based in belgium but was started in minneapolis, co-founder mel duncan says his earliest inkling that the concept might work came in the '80s. he was living in nicaragua where he went as...
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the government would then slowly sell its stock. according to the "wall street journal," the government's common stock would be priced $35 per share. with today's closing price of over $37, that would be a profit. secondly, a.i.g. is close to selling two japanese units to prudential for $4.8 billion. an announcement may come as soon as tomorrow. with all the fed talk lately about efforts to reignite the economy, and congress stepping up pressure on china over its currency, we've seen the dollar resume its move down. this e.t.f. follows the dollar against a basket of currencies. this month, it has broken below its august low, and tonight sits at its lowest price since mid- january. while the s&p 500 has been able to break out of its summertime range this month, the dow transportation index has not. this could be important. here's the e.t.f. based on the transportation index. many pros look at this sector to confirm a rally is sustainable. so far, that confirmation hasn't happened. fedex is in that group. shares saw heavier volume wit
the government would then slowly sell its stock. according to the "wall street journal," the government's common stock would be priced $35 per share. with today's closing price of over $37, that would be a profit. secondly, a.i.g. is close to selling two japanese units to prudential for $4.8 billion. an announcement may come as soon as tomorrow. with all the fed talk lately about efforts to reignite the economy, and congress stepping up pressure on china over its currency, we've seen...
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an appropriate role for the government this is something we want the government to be be prepared to do if a national disaster strikes our community. one of the most fundamental issues in this election is what is the appropriate role of the federal government with mitt romney expressing support for a much smaller role for the federal government and the president for a bigger one. the third thing it did was took a couple of days out of the campaign. mitt romney was making some gains. it took a couple days out, interrupted what is that final stretch. i think that also could have had an effect. >> ifill: tomorrow night when we sit down and try to look for the signs. you'll have to figure out what's going on. what are you watching for, stu, for signs of the outcome? >> well, obviously what are some of these early states. virginia, florida, ohio, and wisconsin i think are the big four. we'll be looking for independent voters. we'll be looking to see what the make-up of the electorate is. i think that's most important. how many republicans, how many democrats. how many independent voters.
an appropriate role for the government this is something we want the government to be be prepared to do if a national disaster strikes our community. one of the most fundamental issues in this election is what is the appropriate role of the federal government with mitt romney expressing support for a much smaller role for the federal government and the president for a bigger one. the third thing it did was took a couple of days out of the campaign. mitt romney was making some gains. it took a...
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as we left, we and our government minders were stopped. they took our libyan permits as armed loyalists and checked every vehicle. >> this checkpoint we have been stopped at is manned by local people. we are told there are a similar checkpoints across tripoli during the night. it is here because of the war, and it is a sign of tensions in the capital right now. this has only increased the tensions. 30 miles to the west, rebel forces are celebrating an advance on xawiya. the opposition feels the momentum is finally firmly with them. but how much they hold, and how long they can hold it for, is unclear. libyan state television showed crowds cheering as colonel gaddafi addressed them, audio only, on a crackly telephone line. he called on supporters to prepare for the fight. cleanse the country, he said. the blood of martyrs will fuel the battle. out in the desolate housing estates of eastern tripoli, the mood was different. they were worried about our camera, so we blurred pictures. this man told me gaddafi must go. now listen to this man's a
as we left, we and our government minders were stopped. they took our libyan permits as armed loyalists and checked every vehicle. >> this checkpoint we have been stopped at is manned by local people. we are told there are a similar checkpoints across tripoli during the night. it is here because of the war, and it is a sign of tensions in the capital right now. this has only increased the tensions. 30 miles to the west, rebel forces are celebrating an advance on xawiya. the opposition...
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rogers spent the last year in and out of government job training programs trying to improve his education and technology skills before getting the job offer last month. >> so i first called american limousine and they called me back. got the job and i was excited. i feel good, making money, get to provide for my family, so it's nice. >> reporter: rogers is among just 126,000 new hires in the private sector in september, part of a job growth picture that even top white house officials admit from the government shutdown and more futu future mandatory budget cuts. we want to see private sector job growth stlesenning and sequester getting in the way of that. >> reporter: as for the federal reserve, leading economists say today's weak job data pushes back the timetable for ben bernanke and fellow monetary lawmakers. >>> but the white house economic advisor did warn today that the government shutdown means that about 120,000 fewer jobs were create in october. >>> good news about gas prices, according to aaa gasoline can be found for less than $3 a gallon in parts of 24 straits from massachusett
rogers spent the last year in and out of government job training programs trying to improve his education and technology skills before getting the job offer last month. >> so i first called american limousine and they called me back. got the job and i was excited. i feel good, making money, get to provide for my family, so it's nice. >> reporter: rogers is among just 126,000 new hires in the private sector in september, part of a job growth picture that even top white house...
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it's about the whole government. can we lead the government toward peace? is he strong enough to lead this government toward peace because you know is a coalition now. it is a coalition. you are not-- he doesn't have the majority to say i'm going in that direction. so in reality, nothing happening. so why do t where is the time expected. he's been for now in his position for a year and -- nearly year and a half. and he couldn't do anything. so i don't know if he has the will or he has the power. i don't know. >> rose: on the other side of the palestinians and they are not unified, is fatah, hamas. >> uh-huh. >> rose: can they be unioned? >> of course they can. if you help them. they can be unified. they have to be unified without unification in the palestinian arena, you cannot have peace. you need this unification it is to the about who is going to sign the treaty. at the end if you want to implement the treaty you need unification. you need unified palestinian. >> what do you think the possibilitys are that hamas, if there is unification, will support, wi
it's about the whole government. can we lead the government toward peace? is he strong enough to lead this government toward peace because you know is a coalition now. it is a coalition. you are not-- he doesn't have the majority to say i'm going in that direction. so in reality, nothing happening. so why do t where is the time expected. he's been for now in his position for a year and -- nearly year and a half. and he couldn't do anything. so i don't know if he has the will or he has the...
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governments accepted have otherwise they will have problems. about how to resolve deepening crisis, and the past, this a blunt mediator resigned when he did not get the support he needed. if he doesn't get it this time, he doesn't have a job. for now, his job is to talk to as many people as possible. he is also lowering expectations to what we can achieve. >> i spoke in new york just a short time ago. and you think he took on what he told you was a nearly impossible task? >> he did hesitate for a few days. he had qualms about taking on such a difficult assignment and he had been in constant touch with his very good friend. he knew very well the massive difficulties. he says he could not say no. when i asked for more details he said perhaps a bit of vanity and an extensive -- excessive sense of duty. a 70-year-old who's been going to syria felt that there might be little he can do, but he should do whatever little he can in a worsening in a deeply worrying situation on the ground. >> you have reported extensively. what role did you see for diplo
governments accepted have otherwise they will have problems. about how to resolve deepening crisis, and the past, this a blunt mediator resigned when he did not get the support he needed. if he doesn't get it this time, he doesn't have a job. for now, his job is to talk to as many people as possible. he is also lowering expectations to what we can achieve. >> i spoke in new york just a short time ago. and you think he took on what he told you was a nearly impossible task? >> he did...
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i don't think the queson is government or n goverent. we're not lezay faire th-century capitalists -- 're notlessaizfaire8th ceury capitalists i think that'she proper use of the government -- to create a safety net underhich people are not allod to fa, but also to create a ladder of opportuny on which people can climb out of perty, so there, to me, is the balancee owe, if you will, of a democratic society. >> charlie: i kn you hav treled around the country mpaigning for a lost those repuican candidates who had endors and - for a o lot of those republican candites who had endorsed and signed t contract with amera made by newtingrich and other republicans, thatovernment and th mission seemed to be,"we are going to reduc theower of government." yes? were going to ruce the power ofovernment -- >> overur individual lives. in a cold war, which wehave lived through for years, or in hot war as we lived through under world war ii, r, say, world war i, the government has to be a ntral focus of authority and responsibili in spendi, but inpeacete, i
i don't think the queson is government or n goverent. we're not lezay faire th-century capitalists -- 're notlessaizfaire8th ceury capitalists i think that'she proper use of the government -- to create a safety net underhich people are not allod to fa, but also to create a ladder of opportuny on which people can climb out of perty, so there, to me, is the balancee owe, if you will, of a democratic society. >> charlie: i kn you hav treled around the country mpaigning for a lost those...
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the government squashed that, by foreign investors sold a record $1.8 billion. and in one week in september, they bought $280 million worth of thai stock. it is weak, but it is coming back. >> tom: and foreign investment dollars clearly chasing performance to some degree in thailand. >> that's correct. >> tom: the e.t.f., i.d. x., the ticker symbol, a quarter of the fund is in finance, and 15% in materials. what is it to like about indonesia. >> reporter: the index is up 90%. japan and south korea are expanding their operations, and south korea sees indonesia as the place to go, and so they're going there, and that is fueling huge growth. >> tom: clearly these three exchange traded funds have provided a lot of rewards for people who have been in here early. but what is the risk in trying one type of frontier or even an emerging market? >> in emerging markets, you only want about 5%. and that will offset some of the poor performance with the american markets. if you put 5%, and it returns, you've done well. >> tom: you can read debra's article at thestreet.com, a
the government squashed that, by foreign investors sold a record $1.8 billion. and in one week in september, they bought $280 million worth of thai stock. it is weak, but it is coming back. >> tom: and foreign investment dollars clearly chasing performance to some degree in thailand. >> that's correct. >> tom: the e.t.f., i.d. x., the ticker symbol, a quarter of the fund is in finance, and 15% in materials. what is it to like about indonesia. >> reporter: the index is up...
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government do? they congratulated him before there was any kind of even announce also or official announcement that he won. and then they organized an international campaign to legit mate his election. they supported them when they not only refused a recount but refused to... >> suarez: american congratulations or not, what does venezuelan law say about whether capriles can get a recount. >> he doesn't have any entitlement to a recount. the venezuelan system is very secure. that's why jimmy carter called it the best in the electoral process in the world. they audited 54% of the vote. statistically they do that right there. they take, you know, there's two copies of every vote. you pish a touch screen. you get a receipt. you get to look at it. you put it in a ballot box. unlike our system where we don't really know who won when it's close toy lks, they know. i mean they take a random selection of 54% for an audit. they look at the machine and they make sure it counts up. they do it in front of the op
government do? they congratulated him before there was any kind of even announce also or official announcement that he won. and then they organized an international campaign to legit mate his election. they supported them when they not only refused a recount but refused to... >> suarez: american congratulations or not, what does venezuelan law say about whether capriles can get a recount. >> he doesn't have any entitlement to a recount. the venezuelan system is very secure. that's...
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on the ground, there are syrian soldiers of government and guard the town now. there are farmers, tailors, electricians, and determined to bring social justice to syria. >> the new syria will be a syria without corruption, without bribery. we are not going to have a system like under the old regime where everyone is corrupt. >> but will the new syria and keep women in seclusion? >> this remains a deeply conservative islamic society, even after years of will by the baath party. many are afraid that if and when the regime collapses another fight will break out as one side of the country decides to impose its it by you on others. the west has refused to arm the web -- the rebels as it fears the weapons could fall under extremists and. here they say those fears are baseless. they are moderates. >> it is up to the west and the rest of the world what we will do with assad. for the west not helping, that is creating extremists. >> this place has seen so much martyrdom, no one is sure how long talks of reconciliation can survive. the what they are sure of is more death.
on the ground, there are syrian soldiers of government and guard the town now. there are farmers, tailors, electricians, and determined to bring social justice to syria. >> the new syria will be a syria without corruption, without bribery. we are not going to have a system like under the old regime where everyone is corrupt. >> but will the new syria and keep women in seclusion? >> this remains a deeply conservative islamic society, even after years of will by the baath party....
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and that actually this transitional government has very little power outside of the capital. and that there are, you know, islamist militias who are basically controlling huge swathes of the rest of the country and not all of them are sympathetic to western or democratic values. and indeed some of them are actively hostile to the u.s. so it kind of changed. everything that americans had kind of believed about like if you give people democracy they'll be happy and they'll like us because we all like democraciment suddenly kind of changed in a moment. and it was like okay, actually that's not necessarily the way things work. and intervention doesn't necessarily mean a happy ending. and i think the syrian people felt that very strongly too. and from a security point of view, if are you the u.s. administration, and are you looking at how qaddafi, odduous though he may have been, he did provide some sort of, he was a linchpin in the region for combatting extremism, for keeping all those groups under control, and now that he's gone it's interesting. you are starting to see already
and that actually this transitional government has very little power outside of the capital. and that there are, you know, islamist militias who are basically controlling huge swathes of the rest of the country and not all of them are sympathetic to western or democratic values. and indeed some of them are actively hostile to the u.s. so it kind of changed. everything that americans had kind of believed about like if you give people democracy they'll be happy and they'll like us because we all...
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a shutdown of the federal government -- once again on the verge of closing. next. >> the maryland wine festival this weekend explore area wine lovers, -- >> for area wine lovers, it is the weekend they have been in for all year, the maryland wine festival in carroll county. jennifer has more on this two- day event that will draw entries from wineries across the state. family wines named after members, workers are busy, loading dozens of cases of wine for this weekend's maryland wine decibel. maryland wine festival. >> you have to load up a lot of stuff in trucks. >> they are mobilizing for the wine festival saturday and sunday in westminster. it will draw from 40 wineries across the state pouring or than 200 wines. >> he will have all kinds of wine. if you like cabernet or merlot or seven young long -- sauvignon blanc, you can come in. we have wineries debuting their wines at this event. >> this event alone accounts for 25% of sales for some vineyards. he says.e are crucial, >> absolutely depend on it. a lot of our marketing efforts go in here and it revived
a shutdown of the federal government -- once again on the verge of closing. next. >> the maryland wine festival this weekend explore area wine lovers, -- >> for area wine lovers, it is the weekend they have been in for all year, the maryland wine festival in carroll county. jennifer has more on this two- day event that will draw entries from wineries across the state. family wines named after members, workers are busy, loading dozens of cases of wine for this weekend's maryland wine...
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government forces, civilians and property. we must silence the tanks, helicopters, mortars, guns, and stop all other forms of violence too. sexual abuse, torture, executions, abduct shuns, destruction of homes forced displacement and other abuses, including the children. >> rose: also announced he would travel to iran, syria's only major ally in the region on april 11, questions are growing over whether there will or should be some form of international intervention in syria, the u.n. estimates at least 9,000 have died in the yearlong revolt, for perspective on syria and the region we bring you a conversation with ibrahim kalin, a top advisor to turkey prime minister. his country has been at the center of the conversation on syria, has been hosting the offices of the opposition, syrian national council and the rebel free syrian army. over 20,000 syrians have also taken refuge in turkey and i spoke with him on march 22nd here in new york. i also asked him about iran, egypt and turkish politics here is that conversation. >> rose
government forces, civilians and property. we must silence the tanks, helicopters, mortars, guns, and stop all other forms of violence too. sexual abuse, torture, executions, abduct shuns, destruction of homes forced displacement and other abuses, including the children. >> rose: also announced he would travel to iran, syria's only major ally in the region on april 11, questions are growing over whether there will or should be some form of international intervention in syria, the u.n....
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the government will find you. the powerful people fund this government. they would get him anyway. bernie madoff is the one guy that they would get and drag him back. we would cut off every bit of aid if they did not return him. >> i write about him in the book. tavis: you mentioned one of your friends, the owner of the mets. he has gotten a lot of public push back about what he knew. it sounded like watergate. what do you make of what is happening? >> well, i am a dodgers fan. tavis: [laughter] that is another problem. >> madoff made a statement and a brilliant piece in the new yorker that freddie would not have known anything. freddie is not an investor, he is a brilliant real estate guy and a baseball freak but he is not an investor and he is not a sophisticated investor. he has this guy, he is his friend. come with me. i can understand that. i have great accountants and boston. not one but did they ever say to me other than this guy is really good. the guy at my regular investment firm, morgan stanley, all they would say to me is, i tell you, he is a great stock analyst. tavis:
the government will find you. the powerful people fund this government. they would get him anyway. bernie madoff is the one guy that they would get and drag him back. we would cut off every bit of aid if they did not return him. >> i write about him in the book. tavis: you mentioned one of your friends, the owner of the mets. he has gotten a lot of public push back about what he knew. it sounded like watergate. what do you make of what is happening? >> well, i am a dodgers fan....
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at the united nations, governments, development banks and n.g.o.s have pledged nearly $10 billion to help haiti recover from january's earthquake. leaders said the aid is intended not only to rebuild the country-- which was impoverished even before the quake-- but to transform it into a thriving state. much of the relief effort will be overseen by an international commission. still, u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said haitians will decide how the money will be spent. >> our goal must be the empowerment of the haitian people. they are the ones who will carry out the work of rebuilding haiti long after our involvement has ended. >> abernethy: of course, there are massive challenges to rebuilding haiti, and the problems can seem almost insurmountable. but haiti is a predominantly christian nation, and for christians, hope is a major theme during the easter season. for this special report, our managing editor kim lawton traveled to haiti to look for signs of hope. >> reporter: about 20 miles outside port-au-prince, leogane was near the epicenter of january's catastrophic quake.
at the united nations, governments, development banks and n.g.o.s have pledged nearly $10 billion to help haiti recover from january's earthquake. leaders said the aid is intended not only to rebuild the country-- which was impoverished even before the quake-- but to transform it into a thriving state. much of the relief effort will be overseen by an international commission. still, u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said haitians will decide how the money will be spent. >> our goal...
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despite the government shutdown, october was another month of strong auto sales, proof that the manufacturer in new car sales and trucks are one of the engines powers the economic recovery. each of the big three scored double digit sales gains and much of that on pickup truck. general motors was in the fast lane. sales surged almost 16% at ford sales grew 14% and chrysler they were up 11%. phil la bow joins us from chicago with more on that. it was an amazing month. you know, the headline numbers look fantastic but when you look under the hood there are some numbers that weren't so good like chevy volt numbers, they dropped. what happened? >> that ocho got a lot of attention today, suzy. they dropped 31.7% for the month of october this year compared to october of 2012. gm is quick to point out that october of 2012 was the second best month ever for volt sales and believe the inventory is on the low side so as a result it's not as though they are seeing falling demand, but at the same time the volt sales this year are just over 18,000. for the year volt sales are up just 2.7%. not a huge amou
despite the government shutdown, october was another month of strong auto sales, proof that the manufacturer in new car sales and trucks are one of the engines powers the economic recovery. each of the big three scored double digit sales gains and much of that on pickup truck. general motors was in the fast lane. sales surged almost 16% at ford sales grew 14% and chrysler they were up 11%. phil la bow joins us from chicago with more on that. it was an amazing month. you know, the headline...
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president obama suspended campaigning to oversee the government's storm response. governor mitt romney canceled campaign events in the key states of virginia and new hampshire. darren gersh tonight looks at the impact with election day one week away. >> reporter: both campaigns say they have stopped fundraising and campaigning in states in sandy's path. governor romney was still looking for votes today in ohio, iowa and wisconsin, but his campaign says he will stay away from the key swing states of virginia and new hampshire to let emergency workers there focus on the storm. both candidates say this is a time for the nation to come together. >> i am not worried at this point about the impact on the election. i'm worried about the impact on families, and i'm worried about the impact on our first responders. i'm worried about the impact on our economy and on transportation. the election will take care of itself next week. >> i would like to ask you who are here today to think about making a contribution to the red cross or another relief agency, to be of help if you
president obama suspended campaigning to oversee the government's storm response. governor mitt romney canceled campaign events in the key states of virginia and new hampshire. darren gersh tonight looks at the impact with election day one week away. >> reporter: both campaigns say they have stopped fundraising and campaigning in states in sandy's path. governor romney was still looking for votes today in ohio, iowa and wisconsin, but his campaign says he will stay away from the key swing...